Check-holder.



y 'v'.-PPIJOATION FILED SEPT. nklaoa. NO MODEL. I 3 SHBEATB-SHEBT 3v.

Ill-V "di" PAT-ENTED JUNE 21", 1904.

Patented June 2,1, 1904.

PATENT 'FFICEo ROBERTA'. LAOHM'AN'N, OE CHICAGO, iLLiNOis,` AssiGiiOR TO ALBERT ,LiEBMAu OE NEW YORK, N. Y.

CHECK-HOLDER.

'SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 762,916, dated June 21, '1904.

Application filed September 14,1903. Serial No. 173,056l (No model.) i

is to devise a new and improved cheek-holder which shall be light in'weight,'strong and durable, and which can'not be tampered with or easily got out of order. v

My invention consists mainly of a check- `holder comprising resistance-walls between which the checks are clamped and clamping mechanism held by and'operating in one of said walls, the saine being ot' such construction that checks may be quickly and securely clamped in place in the holder bythe ends or stubs of the checks, the main body of the cheeks being eXposed,so that they may be readily torn off as they are needed for delivery to the customer.

` The invention 'In the accompanying drawings, to which reference is made and which forni a part ofv ing the same provided vwiththe usual stubchecks. '.Fi0i.- 2 is a sectional elevationvof the holder, t on line X X of- Fig.41. Fig. 3 is a central al elevation .showing the op-4 erativepart n sideelevation. Fig. 4' is an enlargedivplan view of theholder.y Fig. '5 illustrates the. `form of blank for the body of the holder.. Fig. 6 illustrates the forni of blank for the belt-clasp; l. Fig. 7 illustrates an edge i view of the clasp. Fig 8 shows the clasp ap- Aplied toabelt, andFig. 9 is an enlarged de-l tailed sectional elevation illustrating the` application of the'key-.to the operating-bolt. v In'the.accompanyingdrawings, 2 designates the casing or body of the holder, 3 the checks, and et the stubs of the cheeks, which latter yare inserted in I/the body 0r casing of4 the holder also consists in the construcf tion, arrangement, and combination of parts, all as hereinafter described and claimed.

the checks, as above described.

andbonndby the elampplate 5. I The front of the easing of'thevholder is partially closed by the partial Jfront wall 6, which forms a top chamber 7 forinclosing the clamping mech? anism, as shown. l,The 'clamp-plate 5 is conneeted to an operating-bolt 8, by which it is moved to and from the checks; As here shown, the said operating-bolt is screw-threaded and works in a sleeve 9, connected to the top of the body of the holder. The bolt and clamp plate are adapted to be operatedby a keylO,

and for this'purpose theouter end of the bolt is provided with an arbor 12 for connection with the key.

The bottom of the holder is;.byprefereiice,`

formed with an elevated portion1Sanda'de pression 15,' and the elamp-plateig-b preference, formed with athiekened poi't'ionfl near the body of the holder, so that when the checks are clamped in place they will be bent down over the elevated part of the bottom, and thus -b'e firmly held in place, so lthat none of theml can be pulled out.- Bypreference, also, the clamp-plate is also Jformed at or near its front edge'with alip or projection 17, `which not only serves to more firmly hold the cheeks, but

, which when the plate isforced downupon the checks serves to slightly lift or spread the outer ends of the'cheeks, so that they eanfbe more readily pulled off singly from the stubs.

On the bottom of the holder is secured the projecting supporting-plate 1 8 for supporting the projecting portions of l,the checks. This the holder, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, so as v to indicate to the cashier or other person having custody of the key and whose duty it is to'iill the checks into the holder when the clampplate 5 has been turned down sulii cientlyand so that he will Vnot turn thc bolt8 beyond bounds. When theelamp-plate has been turned down sutliciently, the head of the l rod 19'` will not project above, but will" stand body'of the holder fialige2l, which binds it the holder, and in case the body of the holder flush with the top of the holder. l yThe sleeve 9 is .partially internally screwthreaded, asv shown in Figs. 2 and .9, and is formed or provided with a iangeror collar 2O andis by preference secured to the top of the by being insertedthrough and then upset to form av firmly tothe top of holes `in .the same be, formed as hereinafter described serves also tobindbthe parts of the top firmly between it andthe flange or collar 20. l p

The arbor 1 2 of -the operating-bolt 8'is by preference triangular'and formed withv a pilot lvnob`or projection 22, the key having a recess to receive the arbor and knob, and when the operating-bolt is screwed down by the keyto cause the 4clamp-plate' to iirrnly'` bind the checks no jects above the top wh ole'bol-t. and all the portion of the bolt promechanism are inclosed,

so thatv there is nothing. on the outside of the holder to catch napkins or tol become entanf gled -withythe garments of the .waiterfo'r waitress'. -The key-arbor being triangular, the obtaining of a duplicate` key by which to fraudulentlyoperate the operating-bolt isjpractically impossible because of the expense of such a key and by reasonof the delicate formation of the recess of sucha key. In order that the holder shall not be tampered with in the way of screwing the operating-bolt 8 entirely out of the sleeve 9, the operating-bolt 8 and'` sleeve 9- are adapted when the holder is' not supplied with checks to have the bolt 8 screwed down a short distance below the point at which the clamp-plate, 5 would secure the checks, and when this point is reached the fui/ther turning of the key .is prevented, and

4vided with a pin 25.

jection 25, of the key will engage with one or the other of the sockets 26, and thus prevent the key from further rotation. -I do not 'limit myself to the means shown for preventing they key from being further rotated after a certain limit has been reached, as various other equivalent Ameansfnay be devised, all lwithin the scope of my invention, the object ocingto obviate the danger of detachment of the operating-bolt 8 from the sleeve 9. As lshownv in Fig. 2, the check-holder is designed to be carried upon a belt 27 and for this purpose provided with a-clasp 28, the same being riveted to the side ofthe body of the holder. The said clasp is made from a of the holder; but-the Y being' formed with a tongue 30 and two arms or projections 31931. The tongu'e 30 before the clasp is riveted to the body of'theholder is in the formshdwn in Fig. 7-that is to say, it has been bent over and the lower curved end has been bent baclr'nto and through the space between the arms or projections 31 31. 1t isin this /position .when the clasp is'tempere-d, vand hence when tempered the normal position of the bulge 32 of the tongue is at a vpoint back of the arms 31 31, which furnishes the tongue with a strong and permanent initial tension suiicient to hold firmly upon the belt. When thev clasp is secured to the body of the holder, the contact positionlshown in Fig. 2, and whenthe tongue is slipped over they beltits strong pressure tendsto press the belt back between the arms 31 31, and this holds very firmly upon it.

l The body of the. holder is by preference made from a single piece of sheet'metal, ythe form of the .Hat blank of which is shown in Fig. 5. This blank comprisesthe main back 33,- the main `sideV pieces 34 34, the outside top 35, partial front 35, and the bottom 36.v The dotted lines indicate the bending or folding lines which form the four integralcorners at lthe back of the holder. .The upper ends or edges of the vside pieces or walls 34 34 of the blank are formed with the extenof the tongue with the holder presses the .tongue forward to the sions 37 37, which are perforated, as shown v at 3838, and whichin the completed holder' overlap each other, as shown clearly in Fig. 5, and the outer top 35 is folded over these, so as to form a strong and solid support for the operating-boltS and sleeve 9, and so as to resist the pressure exerted by the key. The extension 35 is formed with the aperture' 35b and aperture 35".v

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The lower edge or ends of thevside pieces 34 34 are formed on la slant 40 l40 to form the elevated and depressed portions 13 15in the i bottom of the holder, and narrow seam-pieces 41 41 and 42 42 are formedy at the edges of these slanted portions, so that when bent 1n they may be riveted or otherwise secured to the bottom ofthe holder, as shown clearly in Figs. 2 and 3, and fer a like or similar purpose the outer edges of the sides Apieces 34 34 are formed with extensions 43 43, which when folded in and the partial front wall 6 folded down are riveted or otherwise secured to the said partial front wall, as shown in Fig. 3.

Having thusdescribed my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to securc'by Letters Patent, isv 1. In a check-holder a main casing, a partial wall at the front of said casing forming a chamber, a clamp-plate held in said chamber vand means connected to said clamp-plate and tosaid main casing 'for operating the said clamp-plate substantially as.d escr1bed.` 2. A check-holder comprlslng' a main casing, a screw-threaded sleeve secured to one of the Walls of said casing and an operating-bolt working in said sleeve substantially as de- 3. A check-holder comprising a main casing, anoperating-bolt working through vone of the walls of saidcasing, and a clamp adapted to be pressed down .upon the checks by the said operating-bolt,substantially as described.

4. A check-holder comprising a main casing,'an internally-screw-threaled'sleeve attached 'to one of the Walls of said easing, a

screw threaded operating bolt working in said casing and a clamp-plate attached to the inner end of said operating-bolt, substantially for connection with a key, and one or more detcnts at the outer surface of the said wall, substantially as and forthe pur-poses set forth.

7. A check-holder comprising a main casing, a wall of said casing formed with a depression, an operating-bolt connected to an opposite wall of said casing, a clamp connected to the inner end of said holt and formed With a thickened portion, substantially as andfor thepurposes set forth.

8. A check-holder comprising a main casing, an operating-bolt connected to one of the walls of said casingand a clamp connected to the inner end of said operating-boltand formed with a lip or projection,substantially as and for the purposes described. 1 9. A check-holder comprising a main casing, an operating-bolt connected Ito one of the Walls of said casing, and a clamp connected to the inner end of said operating-bolt and formed with a thickened portion at the back and with a lip or projection at the front thereof, substantially as and forl the purposes de scribed.

' 10. A check-holder comprising a main caslng, an elevation and depression at onelof the walls of said casing, an operating-bolt held by an opposite wall of said'casing, and a" clamp vconnected to the inner end of said' operatingbolt and formed with a thickenedl portion,

substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

11. A check-holder comprising av-main'casd lng, an elevation and'depression in one ofthe Walls of said caslng, ank elastic plate secured to said Wall and projecting over said depre'ssion andan indicator attached to said plate,-

substantially as described.

` 12. A check-holder blank' comprising the main back 33, extensions thereof, 35, 35 and 36, the side pieces 34, 34 having'extensions 37, 37, the extensions 35, being formedwith an aperture 35", the extensions 37, 37 being formed with the apertures 38, 38, substantially as described'. A l

13. A check-holder blank comprising the main back 33, the extensions 35, 35, opposite extension 36, side pieces 34, 34, extensions 37, 37, and the marginal extensions 41, 4l, 42, 42 and 43, 43, substantially as described.

1'4. A check-holder 'comprising tivo resistance-Walls between which the checks are held,

a screw-threaded sleeve projecting from the inner surface of one of said walls,` an operating-bolt formed with an arbor and Working in saidl sleeve and one or more detents at the outer surface of said wall adjacent tothe outer end of said bolt, substantially as described.

15. *'A check-.holder comprising two resistance-Walls between which, the checks, are held,

a screw-threaded. sleeve `projecting from the inner surface of one of said- Walls, an operating-bolt formed With a triangular arbor and Working in said sleeve, and one o r more detents at the outer surface of said Wall ad jacent ROBERTA. LAUEMANN.

to the outer end of said bolt, substantially as described.

' .Witnesscsz H. ALBERTUS WEST. MATTHEW BURNS. 

